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Kim Kardashian
Kardashian attending Maxim's 10th Annual Hot 100 Celebration, Santa Monica, CA on May 13, 2009 Born Kimberly Noel Kardashian
October 21, 1980 (1980-10-21) (age 29)
Los Angeles, California , U.S. Nationality American Occupation Entrepreneur, actress, model, socialite Years active 2007–present Known for Reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians , Height 5 ft  2.5 in (1.59 m ) Spouse(s) Damon Thomas (2000–2004) Parents Robert Kardashian
Kris Jenner
Bruce Jenner (stepfather) Relatives Kourtney Kardashian
Khloé Kardashian
Robert Kardashian Jr .
Kylie Jenner
Kendall Jenner
Burt Jenner (stepbrother)
Casey Jenner (stepsister)
Brandon Jenner (stepbrother)
Brody Jenner (stepbrother) Website
http://www.kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/

Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American celebutante , socialite, television personality, producer, actress, and model. She is widely known for her role on the E! reality series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians , and a sex tape with her former boyfriend Ray J . She was a contestant on Dancing With the Stars and made guest appearances on America's Next Top Model as well as CSI:NY .

Kim's recent projects include launching a perfume, working as the producer of an E! reality series, The Spin Crowd, and writing an autobiography with sisters Kourtney and Khloé entitled Kardashian Konfidential.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Televison projects
    • 2.1.1 Keeping Up With the Kardashians
    • 2.1.2 Dancing With the Stars
    • 2.1.3 Spin Crowd producer
    • 2.1.4 Guest appearances
  • 2.2 Kardashian Konfidential
  • 2.3 Modeling
  • 2.4 Workout DVD
  • 2.5 Retail
• 3 Personal life
  • 3.1 Sex tape
• 4 Activism
• 5 Filmography
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Early life

Kardashian was born in Los Angeles , California, the daughter of late attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (née Houghton). She is of Armenian descent on her father's side (her paternal great-grandparents immigrated to Los Angeles), and of Scottish , Dutch , and Native American ancestry on her mother's side.

Kardashian has two sisters, Kourtney and Khloé , and one brother, Robert . She has stepbrothers Burton Jenner, Brandon Jenner, and reality TV star Brody Jenner , stepsister Casey Jenner, and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner .

During high school, Kardashian worked at her father's music marketing firm, Movie Tunes.

Career

Her first acting role was in the television series Beyond the Break . She then starred in the 2008 disaster film spoof Disaster Movie as Lisa. Kardashian appeared in the How I Met Your Mother episode "Benefits ". She will appear on the Season 3 premiere of the series 90210 with her sisters.According to E! Kim makes $5.545 million a year Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian . They will play themselves.

Televison projects

Keeping Up With the Kardashians

Kardashian is one of the stars of the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians along with her two sisters, mother, brother, half-sisters, and stepfather.

Dancing With the Stars

Kardashian was one of 13 participants on the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars . She was partnered with Current DWTS Champion Mark Ballas . Kardashian was the third contestant voted off the show on September 30, 2008, finishing in 11th place overall.

Week # Dance/song Judges' scores Result Inaba Goodman Tonioli 1 Foxtrot /"The Pink Panther Theme " 6 7 6 Last to be saved 1 Mambo /"Baby Got Back " 6 6 6 Safe 2 Rumba /"You Give Me Something " 6 6 5 Eliminated

Spin Crowd producer

Kardashian is the producer of SPINdustry, a reality television show about Command PR, a New York City public relations firm, run by Jonathan Cheban and Simon Huck. The show follows them as they settle into their new offices in Los Angeles . Kardashian is friends with both, specifically Jonathan, and frequently appears on the show.

Guest appearances

Kardashian appeared as a guest judge during Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model .

She also made a guest star appearance on CBS' CSI: NY with Vanessa Minnillo on December 16, 2009.

Kardashian Konfidential

Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe are writing an autobiography entitled Kardashian Konfidential. The book will be "full of fun facts about their childhood, their beauty and style secrets, the wisdom they learned from their beloved father, and the street smarts they got from their mother that sustain them in life and in business." The book will be released in stores on November 23, 2010.

Modeling

Kardashian standing besides her wax double at Madame Tussauds

Kardashian posed nude for the December 2007 issue of Playboy magazine . In February 2008, Bongo Jeans announced that Kardashian would be their face model. Kardashian is also a model for Travis Barker 's Famous Stars and Straps clothing line.

Workout DVD

On April 9, 2009, Kardashian released a workout DVD series, Fit In Your Jeans By Friday, with trainers Jennifer Galardi and Patrick Goudeau.

Retail

In July 2008, Kardashian announced on her blog that she was working on her own perfume line to be released in 2009. The perfume, Kim Kardashian, was released into stores in February of 2010. In March of 2009, Kardashian launched an endorsement with Shoedazzle shopping. Kardashian co-owns a clothing boutique called D-A-S-H with her sisters Kourtney and Khloe.

Personal life

In 2000, Kardashian married music producer Damon Thomas ; their relationship ended in divorce in 2004. She dated R&B star Ray J in 2007 but later in that year she began dating NFL star Reggie Bush after they met at the ESPY